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Letters Patent No. 109,888-, dated Deeembert, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEEH|VES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Pat-'ent and making pan: of the. same.

To all whom it 'may concern:

,Be it known that I, JAMES W. GLADDING, of Normal, in the county of McLean and in the State of Illinois, have invented cert'ainvnew and useful Improvements in Bee-Hives; and do hereby dcclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specilication. y

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement ot' a bcc-hive, as will be hereinaftcr fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled iu thc art to -which my invention appertains tomake and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hive Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same through line wb, g. 1.

Figure 3 is a side view of a comb-frame;l

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a cylindrical honeybox; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the honeyboard.

A represents the brood-chamber oi' niy'liivc, made yof any sine or dimensions desired. In this broodchamher are placed a lsuitable number of movableA frames.

,The top piece B ot' each frame is'` long enough to reach across and lengthwise the brood-chamber into a rabbet formed at the upper side of cach end.

The side pieces C O are nailed to the top piece B, so as to leave abont'halt` an inch space between the inside end ofthe brood-chamber and each end of the rame.

The bottom-piece D is nailed to the side pieces C C, so as to leave about half an inch space betweenl the inside bottom of the hive and the under side of the frame,

The top, sides, aud bottom pieces are all made of pieces about one inch wide and five-sixteenths of an inch thick.

Each frame is provided with a comb-guide, a, running across and through the center-of the underside of the top of the frame, connecting with a similar' guide, I), on the inside of each end piece, and run- Ifiing from thc top guide to the bottom piece ot' each rame.

Said comb-guides a b are' nia-de of wire or other suitable material, and are entirely disconnected from the top and ends ot' the frame, except at the ends or places of fastening.

E is the honey-board, which is made of metal, and provided with a hole, d, for; ventilation, said hole being covered with wire-cloth; italso has one o.

more holes or passages, e, for the bees-from the brool chamber below to the honey-box orboxes above, these passage-holes beingveach covered by a movable horizontal door or coveriug,'f,'tastencd at one end to th'e lmay be made ot' wood, metal, papel', or any other suitable material.

It the outer covering is made of paper, or other material that may be easily cut, marks, corresponding with the joinings of the sections or rings, as shown in iig. 4, are made on the outer surface ot' the covering, 'so that the sections may bc readily separated by cutting with a knile through the outside covering, thereby making it convenient to take honey from the sections without waste; or, if preferred, the covering vcan be separated lengthwise, thereby giving an opportunity to dispose ot' the sections to advantage.

The form of the comb being circular adapts it to the shape ofthe dish or plate.

The en'd ofthe sectional honey-box is covered with glass,"or otherwise, if so desired.

Honey-boxes may be formed square or rectangular of the same material, and in all other respects las the circulartubular box.

lhe upper part J of the hive is formed as a box without bottom, with vventilation-hole k covered with wire-cloth in the back and upper part of the hive, said box fitting closely to and on a rim or projection, in, formed around the outside and top of the broodchamberA.

The two parts A and J of the hive are secured to their place by spring catches S, or fastenings of wood or meta-l, made ot' such form as to be seltladjnsting when the two parts ot' the hive are properly placed together.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure .by Letters latent, is l l. A honey-box, formed of sections G G, each with a. wire guide, h, :md placed side by side wit-hin the In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have covering lI, which completely incloses said sections hereunto set my hand this 10th dany of August so as to form :i whole, substantially as herein set; '1870.

forth. JAMES W. GLADDING. 2. The arrangement of' the hive A,Yframes B C D, A

with tlle'dsconnected wire guides a b; honey-box G Vitnesses:

H, with guides h, cap J and catches S, all substan- '.LHos. SLADE,

tiallly as shown and described.' A. P. .LENNEY. 

